Blogs from Orgiva, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

After a long and somewhat eventful trip we have made it to Spain! It was all going well until we got to security. Obviously we have more luggage than you can imagine – only the kitchen sink is missing. In our defence most of it is Emily's, she has one big case and me and Tim have to share the other one. We loaded our mountains of bags and coats onto the belt and went through as normal. No beeping so we went to pick our stuff up. At this point we were asked to wait whilst our pushchair and car seat were swabbed – all perfectly normal for items that can't be scanned. A few minutes later they said they'd need to re-do it as they'd had an unusual result. As we'd got the pushchair ... read more

Kaliyoga Retreat, Spain These last two and a bit days at the Kaliyoga Retreat have been surprisingly full and rewarding. I found this wonderful place through a volunteer exchange program, which means in return for a few hours work each day I receive free accommodation and food. This suits me well as I'm completely broke but desperately wanting to stay longer in Spain in order to learn the language and absorb this culture I have fallen in love with!! On Day 1 we learnt the redistribution business. Big pile of rocks gets redistributed into long line of rocks. Big pile of gravel gets redistributed onto driveway! It was tough work, causing me feel all the more sympathy for those poor concentration camp victims (Sorry, I had only just watched Schindlers List recently). But looking back at ... read more